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UK Reviewing Copyright Laws

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-another-look dept.

Uebergeek writes "It looks like the UK is going to be reviewing its copyright laws. Prime Minister David Cameron specifically cites the US's Fair Use doctrine as something they wish to incorporate into their own laws... apparently they wish to 'encourage the sort of creative innovation that occurs in America.' One can only assume that they've been missing the continual assault on the Fair Use doctrine here in the States."

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  1. ACTA Sweetner Anyone by GumphMaster · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ACTA Sweetner(TM) guaranteed no calories and no teeth.

    Cameron says, "So I can announce today that we are reviewing our IP laws, to see if we can make them fit for the internet age." However, he fails to mention that they are already "reviewing" the UK copyright laws under the veil of ACTA and in secret. This is just a bit of fluff to remove some heat from what is already a done deal.

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    Patent litigation: A doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction... in which everyone seems willing to push the button
  2. Re:Great by transfatfree · · Score: 4, Interesting

    kudos to the first country to adapt a voluntary collective licensing system as a tax.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Collective_Licensing

    20 bucks a year per capita = no more damn bs

  3. Only in Israel, maybe by Mathinker · · Score: 5, Interesting

    After a little research, it seems to me that Israel is the first (and only) nation in the world where "fair use" is possibly a "right" (see the section titled ' New User "Rights" ').

    This is since Sept. 2009. My impression is that the decision has been appealed but hasn't been heard yet. I wouldn't be surprised if Obama's administration wouldn't have a few (unofficial) things to say to the Israeli government when the appeal comes up in the Israeli courts.